Castle Rock Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 17 Venues

Established in 1997

Contact
Queensbridge Road, Nottingham, NG2 1NB, England
Description
Castle Rock was originally founded in 1977 by former Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Chris Holmes, and was formed as a partnership between Bramcote Brewery & Tynemill in 1997 (Bramcote have now stopped brewing). The site opened next door to the Vat & Fiddle in Nottingham, which is now the Castle Rock Brewery Tap.

Adrian Redgrove was appointed in 2004 and the brewery went from strength to strength, producing high quality and consistent beers time after time after time. From the opening of the brewery, production grew from 30 barrels a week to over 100 barrels a week in 2010. Word spread and Castle Rock’s reputation grew.

In 2010, with the second brewery bursting at the seams Castle Rock underwent a further expansion, with a whole host of new equipment and an increased capacity of 360 barrels a week.

Today the brewery continues to create innovative new beers, while remaining consistent and of exceptional high quality. That said we reassure our customers that it isn’t ‘job done’ and we will work hard to continue to provide the very best beers that we can possibly deliver.

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at the Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Dark brown and just a little bit translucent with a small loose ring of beige head and lots of lacing. The aroma is strong with sweet, creamy coffee, marshmallow, caramel. Sweet taste, more coffee, a suggestion of dark berries. Slight bitterness in the finish. Light body, pretty flat. Overall a well done coffee stout.

Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2024 at 17:16


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Hazed golden colour, white foam head and aroma of fruity, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grain, oats, with marshmallow, fruit, citrus and earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2024 at 14:24


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Slightly hazed yellow gold colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruity hop, citrusy. Taste is malt, grain, caramel, with tropical fruit, citrus, pine and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 14:19


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

[November 2022] Dark brown with a frothy/creamy tan head. Sweet smelling, semi-creamy with some roasted malt lurking in the background, behind the milk chocolate

Tried on 04 Oct 2024 at 12:10


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Very slightly hazy pale gold with a frothy white head with a sherbet lemon aroma. Soft and smooth with a refreshing zesty character and a soft, dry bitter finish

Tried on 01 Oct 2024 at 10:43


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a hazy / cloudy golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is slightly sharp with some vague hints of summer fruits. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy, but the main sensation is how soft it is on the palate. Flavours of citrus, lime and floral hops and later on some herbs and spices can be detected. There’s a touch of bitterness in the finish. This is quite decent – better than I was expecting.

Tried from Cask on 21 Sep 2024 at 21:19


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Solid at this alcohol level Unclear yellow pour and a fine white head Fine intensity in the aroma Decent balanced sweetness and bitterness Pleasant carbonated Fruity, citric and pine in the flavor [Tap at Vat and Fiddle in Nottingham, England]

Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2024 at 20:00


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hazed golden pour and a fine white head Ok intensity in the aroma Decent balanced sweetness and a moderate bitterness Pleasant carbonated Fruity, citric and malty flavor [Cask at Vat and Fiddle in Nottingham, England]

Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2024 at 15:43


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Hazed golden pour and a fine white head Moderate intensity in the aroma Decent balanced sweetness mild bitterness Softly carbonated Fruity, bready and malty flavor [Cask at Ye Olde Salutation Inn in Nottingham, England]

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2024 at 17:28


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Tried on 23 Aug 2024 at 14:23